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Formed in 1936 as USSR State Symphony Orchestra = Государственный симфонический оркестр СССР, also known as ГАСО (GASO) or Госоркестр = Gosorchester.

In the 1960s it became "Academic": USSR Academic State Symphony Orchestra = Государственный академический симфонический оркестр СССР.
Since 1991 it is called Russian Federation State Academic Symphony Orchestra = Государственный академический симфонический оркестр Российской Федерации.
On 27 October 2005 the State Academic Symphony Orchestra was officially named after their former conductor, Евгений Фёдорович Светланов = Evgeni Svetlanov.
Note:
For soloists ensemble, please use: Ансамбль Солистов Государственного Академического Симфонического Оркестра СССР.
For strings group, please use: Струнная Группа Государственного Академического Симфонического Оркестра СССР.
For their chorus, please use: Russian State Symphony Chorus.
For cellists quartet, please use: Квартет Виолончелистов Государственного Академического Симфонического Оркестра СССР
For wind instrument quintet, please use: Квинтет Духовых Инструментов Государственного Академического Симфонического Оркестра СССР
Do not confuse with:
- Большой Симфонический Оркестр Всесоюзного Радио
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- The Russian State Symphony Cappella
Conductors:
1936—1941 Александр Гаук = Alexander Gauk
1941—1945 Натан Рахлин = Nathan Rachlin
1946—1965 Константин Иванов = Konstantin Ivanov
1965—2000 Евгений Светланов = Evgeni Svetlanov
2000—2002 Василий Синайский = Vassily Sinaisky
2002—2011 Марк Горенштейн = Mark Gorenstein
2011—2021 Владимир Юровский = Vladimir Jurowski
From 2021 Василий Петренко = Vasily Petrenko

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Formed in 1936 as USSR State Symphony Orchestra = Государственный симфонический оркестр СССР, also known as ГАСО (GASO) or Госоркестр = Gosorchester. In the 1960s it became "Academic": USSR Academic S... Read the full biography on this page.

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